Category Archives: evolution

Whereupon I reply to a commenter

Posted on July 26, 2012 by OgreMkV

I know I haven’t been posting much.  I’ve been working quite a bit lately and most of my work involves writing.  I’ve been writing the equivalent of 4 or 5 blog posts a day for work and just don’t feel … Continue reading →

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RNA Building

Posted on June 24, 2012 by OgreMkV

So, my copy of Wired arrived Friday.  I finally had a chance to sit down and read it this morning while the boy watched cartoons.  One article was pretty cool.  It described a ‘game’ in which the players tried to … Continue reading →

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Complex Specified Information…

Posted on December 27, 2011 by OgreMkV

or (as the rest of us call it) probability. Simply put, complex specified information is information that is both complex and specified, such that it is highly improbable and specific. The complexity of the information associated with event A is … Continue reading →

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Intelligent Design of an Experiment

Posted on November 27, 2011 by OgreMkV

Many… many times I have presented a paper that effectively crushes the claims of creationists and Intelligent Design proponents.  However, they always have this (IMHO very telling) reply. But the experiment was designed, therefore the experiment supports Intelligent Design. This … Continue reading →

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Front Loading Doesn’t Help ID

Posted on November 22, 2011 by OgreMkV

Forgive the lack of posting, I’ve been having a rough time of late.  However, I am once more inspired, so here we go. A few friends and myself are both discussing things with a creationist and helping another person with … Continue reading →

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Nothing and Something

Posted on November 9, 2011 by OgreMkV

I got nothing. I wrote a 1300 word rant and then realized it was about work.  I’m just not going there on my blog.  It’s no secret what I do, but it’s best to keep such things separate from my … Continue reading →

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The Emergence of Life – Chapter 3

Posted on October 15, 2011 by OgreMkV

Selection in Prebiotic Chemistry: Why This… and not that? First Luisi presents us with some basic facts.  If you don’t agree with any of these, let me know. Life on Earth started 3.5 to 3.9 billion years ago.  Probably earlier, … Continue reading →

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The Emergence of Life – Chapter 2

Posted on October 6, 2011 by OgreMkV

Since I’ve been featured in the 40th Carnival of Evolution, I guess I’d better get on the stick and finish this book review. Approaches to the Definitions of Life This chapter takes on two topics.  What is the definition of … Continue reading →

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Cryptonomicron and Life

Posted on September 21, 2011 by OgreMkV

from Cryptonomicon (Book Excerpt) by Neal Stephenson Let’s set the existence-of-god issue aside for a later volume, and just stipulate that in some way, self-replicating organisms came into existence on this planet and immediately began trying to get rid of … Continue reading →

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The Emergence of Life – Chapter 1

Posted on September 18, 2011 by OgreMkV

Chapter 1 – Conceptual Framework of Research on the Origin of Life on Earth The book is not what I expected, in entirety.  At first, I wasn’t sure I liked the direction it was taking.  I think I get it … Continue reading →

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